Monday, June 14, 2004

Media Mania...

Looks like I get to be a media whore once again...well, if you can call the Bridgeport Gazette mass media. Guy from there contacted one of the mods at WSI looking for people to talk about the 'hood surrounding Comiskular. So by tomorrow, I need to figure out answers to these pressing questions:

I am a regular reader of White Sox Interactive, and I like your articles Keep up the good work.

I am writing an article for a local newspaper called the Gazette, which covers most of southwest Chicago. The article is about business development in the neighborhoods surrounding U.S. Cellular Field. I am interviewing Sox fans, business owners and area residents to find out if they want more taverns, restaurants and souvenir shops near U.S. Cellular Field. Since you know a lot about the Sox organization, I would appreciate your input. Here are some questions I want to ask:

1. Why do you think the Sox have lower attendance figures than many other big city baseball teams?
2. What does Sox management and the 11th Ward need to do to attract more fans?
3. Do you as a Sox fan wish there were more businesses surrounding the park?
4. If there were more businesses surrounding the park, do you think it would dramatically increase the long-term attendance figures?
5. Would more sports bars near the park interfere with the family-friendly image the Sox are trying to project?
6. If the Sox regularly compete in the post season (and maybe even win some playoff games!) will more fans come to the park?
7. Do you think that having Sox legends like Ozzie Guillen and Harold Baines part of the organization will boost attendance figures?
8. Is there anything else you would like to add?